1940's-50's Ford Smith Negro League Photograph Archive. Best known
as a star pitcher for the 1946 pennant-winning Kansas Ci...

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1940's-50's Ford Smith Negro League Photograph Archive. Best
known as a star pitcher for the 1946 pennant-winning Kansas City
Monarchs, John Ford Smith (1919-83) also saw action with the
Chicago American Giants, the Indianapolis Crawford, and the famed
Santurce squad of the Puerto Rican League. Here we offer his
personal scrapbook of photographs and other artifacts related to
his fascinating career. Best are an autographed photo of Smith in a
Monarchs jersey (signed, "From Convict #1, As Always, John," and an
oversized (8.5x15") photo of a brawl between the Santurce team and
another with the unbelievable moniker of "Sambo." About twenty
photographs in all, with several action shots and other posed
photos with notables like Monte Irvin. A telegram regarding
contract negotiations and some pieces related to a stint with the
1950 Jersey Giants of the minor leagues closes out the collection.

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